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Off The Continent And Into Puerto Rico For Online SMB Lending

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For small businesses, expansion is key, and expansion needs capital. In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients.

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This Week In Retail: Funding, Finance And Tech

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This week in retail, we’ve seen news coming in from multiple sides, including that of Apple’s projected increase in smartwatch sales , U.K. Moving into lending news, U.K.-based The discount retailer has also announced two partnerships this week, one with Google and one with IBM. Virgin Islands. Virgin Islands consumers.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Puerto Rico’s Cash Crisis

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Toys R Us : Might the beleaguered retailer, which recently filed for bankruptcy, have a lifeline that is enough to keep kids smiling with Mario (the video game character) and My Little Ponies? Fizzle of the Week: Puerto Rico’s Cash Crisis. Puerto Rico is short on cash. I don’t know how to get to the States.